The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-02-12

10 the Sner1u Ills COIn-
mission as Tax Coll. $50
To the Treasurer 800
Paupers 100
4" Porter 100
Bal. due on building bridge
at st. Martinsville 600
OH Debt Of 1885 $50
1886 1000
the Funded Warrants 1900
" Roads & Bridges 1900
Incidental expenses $50
Amount required to meet
the current expenses for
the year 1887. S4oO
Total estimate o. the expenditures OF
the Parish during the year 1887, thirteen
thousand three hundred dollars. $l3.3OO.
On motion Of Mr.. Duchamp, seconded
by Mr.. Gillard, voted upon and carried !;
Be it resolved. that, as heretofore checks
on the Treasurer will be issued against
the variOusite of the above schedule
in satisfaction Of all engagements con.
tracted by the Parish, and that said
checks will be receivable in payment OF
all dues to the Parish, for the year 1887.
The Sheriff. az Tax-CollectOr, and the
Parish Treasurer are hereby authorized
to accept the same as suit.
The Parish Surveyor submits Plat
asrequested by Resolution passed at last
meeting, subdividing the Parish into
five Police Jury and Justices and Cons
tables wards. The said plat being &C
copied by this body, the following Ordi-
nance was unanimously adopted:
An ordinance to redistrict the Parish
Of st. Martin into Police Jury wards and
into Justices of the Peace wards and to
better define the boundaries thereof.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury Of the Parish Of st. Martin in regu-
lar meeting assembled, that the parish of
st. Martin shall be divided and are by
this ordinance and resolution divided in
five wards, with and counting to the
boundaries and lines below described
to wit:
LIST ward to embrace all that portion
of the territory extending from the divi.
ding lines of st. Martin and Iberia on
the South from Lafayette on the west
and from the West line Of End. Ward,
herein fixed to the junction of Bayou
TOrtue and Capucin from that point fol-
lowing Bayou Capucin, to the cOulee
known as Cypress Island c0ulee, Then
following said cOulee to the place known
rs Gilbert Amy bridge near lower line OF
sect. 100 then following lower line OF
sect. 100 T. 10 s. r. 6 Z N 6S Z to the
road back of the 40 arpents from Teche
then following said road to the govern
ment canal then following said canal
being northern limit Of corporation Of
st. Martinsville, to the Teche then follow
ing the Teche to lower line Of Henry
Dittmann then following said lower lint
to 40 arpents, then following road bacl
Of 40 arpents to the lower line Of G. W
Banker, then following lower line of G
w. Bancker to the edge Of Grand Boil
then following edge Of Grand Bots Il
road known as the Durand road then
following said road to the end Of sai(
road, then in straight line to Lake
Round. then following the Lake to Bayou
Grand Geule then following Grand Geul,
Bayou to Lake Dauterive then following
. lake Dauterive to Bayou Portage wherl
the Parish of st. Martin and Iberia meet
The territory embraced within the des
cribed limits is known as the LIST. ward.
End ward. To begin on Lake ROun(
where the northern line of first ward
strikes said lake, then In a straight lin,
to northern line of T los X Sc at
miles east Of Catahoula lake then in ,
straight line to strike the West TOWNSHIP
line OF T 9S R 4 at three miles nortl
of CatahOula lake then in straight line
toreach the middle Of North line of T 4!
SRI 4, then due north to northern lin,
of T s s R Z K being south boundary O
st Landry parish then following salt
line to Atchafalaya River. The PM
ward comprising all the territory situa-
ted between this line presently desert
bed and the parish of st. Landry, POinte
COupee, Iberville and Iberia. Also all
the territory bounded north by Iberia
Parish East by Assumption and st. Mary